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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 473
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 189.46 Crore
Nearly 4 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 189.46Crore today. More thannearly 3lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10405383
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2nd Dose
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10019302
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Precaution Dose
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4849361
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18416159
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2nd Dose
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17544424
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Precaution Dose
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7733272
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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29495504
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2nd Dose
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8026873
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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58555317
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2nd Dose
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42643156
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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555864944
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2nd Dose
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479542508
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Precaution Dose
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206044
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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202950824
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2nd Dose
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188311154
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Precaution Dose
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652644
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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126887791
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2nd Dose
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117330998
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Precaution Dose
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15241288
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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1002575922
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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863418415
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Precaution Dose
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28682609
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Total
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1894676946
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 3rd May, 2022 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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9
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2nd Dose
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142
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Precaution Dose
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4390
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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19
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2nd Dose
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267
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Precaution Dose
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9936
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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45742
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2nd Dose
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51815
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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7123
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2nd Dose
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31744
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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13484
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2nd Dose
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112192
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Precaution Dose
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9139
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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3401
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2nd Dose
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26922
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Precaution Dose
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17968
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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2914
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2nd Dose
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17632
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Precaution Dose
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38520
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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72692
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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240714
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Precaution Dose
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79953
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Total
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393359
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Ministry of Finance
One held for fraudulently passing Input Tax Credit of Rs 13.08 crore by DGGI Rohtak
The Directorate General of GST Intelligence , Rohtak Regional Unit,  has arrested one person namely, Sh. Satinder Kumar Singla, of Hisar who was found involved in issuing fake invoices from various firms without actual movement of goods having taxable value of Rs. 75 crore  and fraudulently passing ITC amounting to Rs. 13.08 crore.
He passed on such fraudulent ITC to some of the buyers who availed of the same to discharge their GST liability against their outward supplies with an ulterior motive to defraud the Government exchequer. During the course of investigation, Shri Satinder Kumar Singla has admitted his involvement in issuing only invoices without actual movement of goods for earning commission and some of the cash entries in the records resumed pertained to such commission.
Thus, Shri Satinder Kumar Singla has committed offences under the provisions of the Central Goods & Services Tax Act , 2017. Consequently, Shri Satinder Kumar Singla was arrested on 12.11.2020 under Section 69 of the CGST Act, 2017, following which he was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate , Rohtak. The CJM, Rohtak, has consigned Sh. Satinder Singhal to judicial custody of 14 days. Further investigations in the matter are in the progress.
Special Service and Features
Vice – Chancellor of Pondicherry University Prof. Gurmeet Singh on the importance of reviving Indian knowledge systems
The Department of English of Pondicherry University organized a two-day national seminar on “Contributions of Regional Literary Traditions to Indian Intellectual Systems”, in the Silver Jubilee Campus on March 24th& 25th 2022. The seminar is sponsored by the Indian Council for Social Science Research .
Vice – Chancellor of Pondicherry University Prof. Gurmeet Singh, in his presidential address spoke about the importance of reviving Indian knowledge systems. Due to the colonial rule and youngsters’ adoption of foreign values and customs, generations today are oblivious of the corpus of knowledge present in our own tradition. He regretted that there is a lack of interest among students to learn India’s vibrant cultures. Seminars of this kind are viable solutions to rekindle students’ interest in this area and promote their inclusion into mainstream education, he said.
The Vice-Chancellor of Central Tribal University of Andhra PradeshProf. T.V. Kattimanidelivered the keynote address and Prof. Gurmeet Singh, Vice Chancellor of Pondicherry University presided over the event.Prof.Kattimaniemphasized the relevance of the seminar’s themeand explained the need to include Indian knowledge systems into the curriculum of schools and colleges. India’s rich cultural traditions and literary works are repositories of knowledge ranging from classical philosophy to folk music. The preservation of oral and cultural artifacts is the need of the hour. Indian lifestyle and cultural activities such as household chores and farm work are by themselves art forms involving the mind, the body and the heart. Therefore, education must highlight these aspects including the primacy of mother tongue and the regional languages. He warned about the endangered status of various regional and tribal languages and traditions in India today. Hence there is a need to disseminate them through children’s literature and all other possible media. For holistic education, theory needs to go hand in hand with practice. He concluded his key-note saying that Indian knowledge systems provide a platform for it.
Prof. Clement S. Lourdes, Dean, School of Humanitiesfelicitated the event and Prof.T Marx, Head, Department of English welcomed the gathering. Dr.Ujjwal Jana, the organizing Secretary of the Seminar,briefed the theme of the seminar. Dr.Binu Zachariah, Associate Professor, proposed the vote of thanks. Around 30 reputed scholars and academicians from different parts of India participated in the seminar and presented their papers on various topics related to Indian Regional Traditions, offering more insight into this realm.
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Ministry of Culture
National Gallery of Modern Art and High Commission of Sri Lanka, New Delhi to inaugurate the exhibition, ‘Geoffrey Bawa :It is Essential to be There’ on 17th March
The National Gallery of Modern Art, Ministry of Culture, and the High Commission of Sri Lanka, New Delhi with the Geoffrey Bawa Trust Colombo will inaugurate the exhibition Geoffrey Bawa: It is Essential to be There.
The Exhibition will be open from March 17 – May 7, 2023 from 11 AM to 6.30 PM from except on Monday.
The exhibition is the first major exhibition which draws from the archives to look at the Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa’s practice. Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Indo-Lanka Diplomatic Relations, this event celebrates the Cultural Exchange Programme between India and Sri Lanka.
Exploring relationships between ideas, drawings, buildings and places, the exhibition explores the different ways in which images were used in Bawa’s practice. Over 120 documents from the Bawa archives will be on view, including a section on unbuilt work and Bawa’s own photographs from his travels. This exhibition was first presented in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from February–April 2022.
Bawa’s work has been exhibited at multiple venues in Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, North America, Australia, India, Brazil, Singapore, and Germany but this is the first exhibition to focus on the archive, and the first retrospective exhibition of his work to be shown internationally since 2004.
The Geoffrey Bawa Trust received financial support from Kohler India as initiating partner to produce this exhibition.
The Additional content, previews and announcements on exhibition programmes can be found on bawaexhibition.com and ngmaindia.gov.in
Ministry of Science & Technology
Augmentation of Manufacturing Capacity for COVAXIN production under Mission COVID Suraksha
Under Atmanirbhar Bharat 3.0 Mission COVID Suraksha was announced by the Government of India, to accelerate the development and production of Indigenous COVID Vaccines. This is being implemented by Department of Biotechnology Govt of India.
Under the Mission the Department of Biotechnology Govt of India is providing financial support as Grant to vaccine manufacturing facilities for enhanced production capacities. The current production capacity of indigenously developed Covaxin vaccine will be doubled by May-June 2021 and then increased nearly 6-7 fold by July - August 2021 i.e increasing the production from 1 crore vaccine doses in April, 2021 to 6-7 crore vaccine dose/month in July – August. It is expected to reach nearly 10 crore doses per month by Sep 2021.
Few weeks back, Inter-ministerial teams had visited the sites of 2 main vaccine manufacturers in India to get their inputs on how production can be ramped up. In this period, there have been extensive reviews and feasibility studies on the plans being discussed with vaccine manufacturers.
As a part this augmentation plan, capacities of Bharat Biotech Limited, Hyderabad as well as other public sector manufactures are being upgraded with required infrastructure and technology. Financial support is being provided as grant from GoI to the tune of appx Rs 65 Cr to Bharat Biotech’s new Bangalore facility which is being repurposed to increase the capacity of vaccine production.
3 public sectors companies are also being supported to increase the capacity of vaccine production.
- Haffkine Biopharmaceutical Corporation Ltd , Mumbai –a State PSE under State Govt of Maharashtra. Financial support as grant from GoI to the tune of appx Rs 65 Cr will be provided for this facility to be made ready for manufacturing.The Haffkine Biopharmaceuticals Ltd had asked for around 12 months to complete this task.However, the Central government has asked them to expedite and complete the task urgently within 6 months. The facility will have a capacity of 20 million dozes per month, once functional.
- Indian Immunologicals Limited , Hyderabad –A facility under National Dairy Development Board and Bharat Immunologicals and Biologicals Limited  , Bulandshahr a CPSE under Department of Biotechnology ,Govt of India will also be supported to prepare there facility to provide 10-15 million dozes per month by Aug - Sep 2021.
PIB Headquarters
WORKSHOP ON AYUSHMAN BHARAT AND SWACHH BHARAT MISSION ORGANISED BY ROB OF MINISTRY OF I & B
Dr. K. Laxman, BJP State President, said that Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance Scheme which is going to the launched by the Prime Minister, this month, is meant for providing comprehensive healthcare to the people. He said the scheme aims to provide an annual health cover up to Rs. 5 lakh to about 10 crore vulnerable families. He urged the state governments to come forward in the implementation of the scheme. Dr. Laxman we speaks after inaugurating a Regional Workshop on ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ and ‘Ayushman Bharat’ here today. The workshop is being organized by the Regional Outreach Bureau  under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. He said there is a need to spread awareness among the people about this scheme. Welfare schemes will succeed if people,s participation is ensured, he said. Dr. Laxman said that, the centre has made health services accessible to the poor and is providing generic medicines through ‘Jan Aushadhi’ stores. He said that there is an urgent need to implement Swachh Bharat programmes and ensure that open defecation is completely stopped. Toilets have to be provided as a mark or respect for our women folk, he said. He said over 7 crore toilets have been constructed in the last four years. Dr. Laxman congratulated the ROB officials and S&DD artistes ROB for their efforts in this direction.
Earlier, in his welcome address, Shri TVK Reddy, ADG  Press Information Bureau  said that, the artistes of 45 PRTs  will travel extensively in the state in the next six months and spread awareness about ‘Ayushman Bharat and Swachh Bharat Mission’.
Dr. M. Anuradha, Director, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, said that, ‘Ayushman Bharat’ provides insurance cover for about 1,345 medical treatments. She said the Government of Andhra Pradesh has already signed an MOU with the Government of India for its implementation, and Telangana too will soon sign the MOU. She said Ayushman Bharat provides insurance cover to more illnesses than private insurance companies.
Shri John Babu, Joint Director, Leprosy Mission said that government aimed to eradicate leprosy totally by 2019.
Dr. Sukruta Reddy, Joint Director, Family Welfare, Government of Telangana also spoke. Shri Devendra, Joint Director, ROB, Hyderabad proposed vote of thanks.
Officials of the Ministry of I&B, ROB and artistes in large numbers attended the workshop.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan to visit Mongolia
Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, accompanied by an official and business delegation, will be visiting Mongolia on 7-9 October 2019, as a follow up of the State visit the President of Mongolia to India in September 2019.On 8th October 2019, the Minister will participate in the opening ceremony of infrastructure that Mongolia has already constructed for the Indian funded, Mongol Refinery project.
During the visit, ShPradhan will have meetings with the Mongolian Minister for Mining and Heavy Industry to, inter alia, develop a roadmap for commencing the construction of the Refinery. Possible areas of collaboration in other sectors like mining, coking coal, and railways will also be discussed. The Minister will call on the Prime Minister and President of Mongolia.
The Mongol Refinery project is being developed under a line of credit of US$1.236 billion extended by India during the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s visit to Mongolia in 2015 and subsequently enhanced during the State visit of the President of Mongolia to India in September, 2019. Engineers India Ltd., a PSU under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, is the Project Management Consultant for the development of the oil refinery.
Ministry of Railways
Mumbai-Ahmedabad Elevated Project of Indian Railways
It was decided to construct Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail project as a fully elevated corridor to enhance safety and reduce land requirement for the project.
According to preliminary assessment of Japan International Cooperation Agency , fully elevated corridor entails an additional cost implication of approximately ₹ 10,000 crore.
General Consultant has been appointed by JICA in December 2016 to prepare Design documents, bidding documents and technical standards & specifications for the project considering the corridor as fully elevated.
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Ministry of Power
Every GENCO-Central/State/IPP procures coal as per their requirements, through a transparent competitive bidding process: Union Power & NRE Minister Shri R. K. Singh
 have been importing coal for blending from 2009 onwards. The imports varied between a peak of 48.8 MT in 2015-16 to 23.8 MT in 2019-20. In 2020, Ministry of Power  advised the States to reduce imports for blending. As a result, the import declined to 8.1 MT in the year 2021-22.
The coal stocking norms of Central Electricity Authority mandates TPPs to maintain coal stock of 20 to 26 days in non-pithead plants and 12 to 17 days in pithead plants during a year with month-wise variation in number of days, such that power plants have sufficient coal stock to meet the peak demand.
The supply of domestic coal has not been commensurate with the requirement. In view of this, the need arose to import coal for blending purposes. Therefore, Ministry of Power directed Central, State Gencos and IPPs to take necessary action and plan to procure coal through a transparent competitive procurement process for blending at the rate of 6% by weight so as to have adequate coal stocks at their power plants for operations till September, 2023.
The shortfall between daily coal consumption and daily arrival of domestic coal ranged from
2.21 Lakh Tonnes to 0.5 Lakh Tonnes between the months of April, 2022 and January, 2023. If there would have been no import for blending purpose, the coal stock available at DCB plants would have reduced to zero by September, 2022. The average depletion was about 1.6 lakh tonnes/day during first half of FY 2022-23. Subsequently, with the coal stock showing some sign of recovery, MoP advised GENCOs on 01.08.2022 to take a decision regarding blending at their level taking into account overall supply and stock position  with continuous monitoring of stock level.
The average demand is expected in the range of 210-220 GW and maximum of about 230 GW during this summer, which can be met with above arrangements.
Import of coal is under Open General License  and TPPs are free to import coal to meet their coal requirements. Every GENCO-Central/State/IPP procures coal themselves, as per their requirements, through a transparent competitive bidding process.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Power Sh. R.K. Singh in the Rajya Sabha Today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Advice for travellers returning from China
All you need to know to protect yourself and your family
An outbreak of Novel Coronavirus is on-going in China and exported cases have been reported from other countries internationally.Coronaviruses cause illness ranging from common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome -CoV and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
What are the symptoms?
Fever, Cough, Difficulty in breathing are common symptoms
How to protect yourself and others from getting sick?
If you have recently travelled to China  or had possible contact with an nCoVinfected person, it is advised to:
- Stay in home isolation for 14 days after your return
- Sleep in a separate room
- Limit contact with other family members and avoid visitors
- Cover nose and mouth when coughing and sneezing
- Avoid close contact with anyone with cold or flu like symptoms 
- Everyone at home should maintain hand hygiene at all times and wash hands:
- After sneezing or coughing
- When caring for sick
- Before, during and after you prepare food
- Before eating
- After toilet use
- When hands are dirty
- After handling animals or animal waste
- In case you develop fever, cough or difficulty in breathing anytime within 28 daysof return from China:
- Call at Ministry of Health, Govt. of India’s control room no +91-11-2397 8046 for further information
- Wear a mask immediately and report to nearest medical facility as advised
Ministry of Development of North-East Region
A Total of 926 industrial units registered under the NEIDS under The North East Industrial Development Scheme
The North East Industrial Development Scheme , 2017, implemented by the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade  covers manufacturing and service sectors. The scheme provides incentives to eligible industrial units including Central Capital Investment Incentive for Access to Credit; Central Interest Incentive; Central Comprehensive Insurance Incentive; Income Tax Reimbursement; Goods & Services Tax Reimbursement of Central Share of Central Goods & Services Tax and Integrated Goods & Services Tax; Employment Incentive; and Transport Incentive.
As on 15.03.2023, a total of 926 industrial units  have been registered under the NEIDS, 2017. 74 projects proposing Plant & Machinery investment of more than Rs. 15.00 crore have been registered under the scheme. Of these, 06 projects have been provided incentives under Central Capital Investment Incentive for Access to Credit and a total of Rs. 164.05 crore has been released under the component to industrial units of NER. As per information provided by DPIIT there is no extension centre under the scheme. However, North Eastern Development Finance Corporation  has been engaged for disbursal of incentives to the eligible industrial units.
No such information is available in this Ministry.
This information was given by Minister for Development of North Eastern Region Shri G. Kishan Reddy in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.
Cabinet
Cabinet apprised of the MoU between Atal Innovation Mission, India and Fund "Talent and Success", Russia for promotion of science & technology
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding  between Atal Innovation Mission, India and Fund "Talent and Success", Russia for promotion of science & technology, strong foundation to the collaborative work through exchange of students, teachers, researchers and scientists between both countries. The MoU was signed on October 5, 2018.
Benefits:
The MoU will facilitate promotion of science & technology, strong foundation to the collaborative work through exchange of students, teachers, researchers and scientists between India and Russia.
Major Impact:
The MOU will provide a mechanism in taking part in establishing relationships with-schools, universities, cultural institutions, science & technology and specialized education institutions, high-tech companies, startups and innovation centers in both countries. The activities are expected to promote creation of new scientific knowledge, generation of intellectual property, innovations and products development in both countries.
Background:
Prime Minister during his visit to Russia during 23-24th December, 2015 visited Sirius Educational Centre in Sochi wherein, it was proposed to invite the Russian students to India to work with Indian students. As a prelude to the recent visit of President of Russian Federation, Mr. Viadimir Putin in the first week of October 2018, ten Russian students visited India to work with ten Indian students from five Atal Tinkering Lab schools in an Innovation Boot Camp at IIT, Delhi during October 1-4, 2018. The students worked on innovative concepts for exploring development of new prototypes in five sectors; healthcare, space technology, clean technology, agri-technology and smart mobility. The prototypes developed were exhibited by the young student innovators before Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi and President of Russian Federation, Mr. Vladimir Putin and on 5th October, 2018.
Through this MoU, it is proposed to continue the collaborative work between Atal Innovation Mission , India and Fund "Talent and Success", Russia.